Monday, September 26, 2011

Monday Morning Musings


We’re back here in Illinois.  Just like Dorothy says:  there’s no place like home.


It’s been over 2 weeks now since I’ve seen DD and the Ts, and I’m going through some serious withdrawal right now.  ;-)  The good news is that tomorrow is home school PE day, so I’ll get to see them! 

We had a wonderful time, and even though it was overcast most every day and even though rain was in the forecast every day, the weather turned out to be pretty great … there was only one day where we didn’t get in much beach time (it was chilly and windy).

Saturday was the “pick day” of the week, weatherwise.  It was in the mid 80’s and sunny all day.  Since it was perfect beach weather and our last full day in Hilton Head, we took advantage and spent a good bit of the day on the beach. 

We were rewarded with seeing several sand dollars … we usually see quite a lot of sand dollars on the beach on Hilton Head, but this trip we hadn’t seen a one … until Saturday.  We saw several, including some pretty good sized ones.  It was fascinating to see them burrow into the sand.  This isn’t my video, but one I found on youtube. Video  Unfortunately, embedding has been disabled, but you can click on the link to see the video if you'd like.

We also saw a couple of crabs scurrying along the beach and burrowing into the sand when we got close.  In all our visits to beaches over the years, that was a first for us. 

Evidently we (finally) got a good bit of rain here in Illinois while we were gone.  There was 1.5 inches of rain in the gauge (who knows how much evaporated).  The grass is greening up … frankly, I thought our lawn was a goner, given how brown and crispy it was. 

Today is going to be a BUSY day … we got everything out of the car last night, but that was all.  Today I’ll unpack, put away, do laundry and get everything back to normal. 

15 comments:

  1. I'm glad to hear that you made it home safely, and that you enjoyed your week at the beach in spite of less than perfect weather. Rain or shine, I love the beach!

    I'll bet those T's will be almost as happy to see you, as you will be to see them! Enjoy :)

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  2. Welcome back! Glad you guys got home safely and glad you had one day of really nice weather to enjoy the beach! I bet it was fun to see all those sand dollars! I haven't seen too many whole ones here, usually bits and pieces broken by the waves.

    I bet your grands and daughter are just as anxious to see you as you are to see them! And I'm thinking perhaps Nana brought back a souvenir or two??

    betty

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  3. So glad you got home safe. Bet you can't wait to see the grandkids.

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  4. Glad you had a nice trip and are home safe and sound.

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  5. Welcome home, you're right... there's nowhere quite like it.

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  6. Happy your home and how awesome to see sanddollars, I just adore them! Have fun with your grandchildren tomorrow. Unpacking and laundry is never fun :(

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  7. That was pretty amazing! I love sand dollars and they are really hard to find in my neck of the woods. Maybe they're just hard for me to find in this neck of the woods. But I love them - probably because they are so hard to find and because of the story that goes along with them. I had NEVER seen one alive though - didn't even have a clue how they moved around. The video was great ~ Thank you!

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  8. The day after a trip there is always so much to do...glad you had a great time. We always see lots of sand dollars in HH too. Have fun with the littles!

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  9. Sounds like you had a really good time. I like you got to see crabs running on the sand and sand dollars as well. I've never seen them move at all!

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  10. Glad y'all are back safe and sound. Hopefully you'll make it to Charleston next time!

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  11. hilton head is sooo pretty! especially with weather like that! : )

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  12. Oh, unpacking is the worse and settling back in when you return home. Going through the mail is the pits for me. :o) We seem to get tons every day.

    Thanks for stopping by earlier today with your words of encouragement.

    Enjoy your weekend! Blessings!

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  13. Hoping you are all unpacked and settled back in by now.

    In response to the comment you left this morning, it's nice to know I'm not alone in the temptation to bite a broken nail :) Wow, frost already! That's early.

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  14. I found your blog thru Life's Blessings and thought I'd just say, "Hello."

    Fellow beach lover, Kathy
    seashellsandoveralls.blogspot.com

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  15. I had NO idea what a sand dollar was like, even though I have held the shells in my hand. They BREATHE through that hole! Thanks for the link.

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I am SO glad you stopped by! No proving that you're a robot here ... I want to hear what you have to say! ;-)